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There are now many different types of equipment to perform hair removal the best being genuine Quantum IPL machines.
Permanent hair reduction is performed by using a specific wavelength (colour) of light to destroy the hair follicle and to restrict the hair regrowth.
IPL uses multiple wavelengths of light to target the hair follicle. This means both the hair and skin are treated at the same time.
If the hair removal laser has only one specific wavelength of light this is why there are so many different types of lasers in the world today because each specific laser is built to do a certain type of procedure.
The laser most suitable for hair removal is either the 755 Alexandrite laser or 810 diode laser. These two types of lasers are pretty much equal. The Alexandrite is great for light skin and dark hair, whereas the 810 diode laser is better suited to a slightly darker skin tone.
IPL was generally regarded as one of the better forms of hair removal until knock-off machines became available at ridiculously low prices. These machines are typical of the saying you pay for what you get and the results relate to this.
Though you will get some hair reduction with these knock-off IPL’S , most of the time the hair follicle is only made dormant, rather than destroyed, and the hair tends to regrow after about six months. That is why clinics who use this type of equipment will say that you will need maintenance treatments.
The latest technologies in laser hair removal are the IBL Alexandrite and IBL Diode laser. The reason these lasers are superior to the older types of laser is that the new lasers can change the pulse duration as well as the pulse power. This means a vastly superior hair reduction treatment on more hair types and more skin types.
The Alexandrite is a unique laser that can be customised to treat hair with different degrees of thickness and density. This is achieved through a large range of spot sizes. Another advantage of the Alexandrite lasers is that they are fast. With professional use, they can remove male chest hair in about less than 40 minutes.
Due to the specialised nature of laser equipment, professional laser hair removal clinics are required to be licensed with state health authorities. The strict regulations that clinics must adhere to and number of licenses that must be obtained means that there are very few genuine specialised clinics in the community.
Image by Laser has been in hair removal business since 1999 during this time we have treated thousands of happy clients. No-Cost, no-obligation consultations are available at Image by Laser Brisbane and Image by Laser Sunshine Coast. Our friendly, informed, and qualified laser technicians will customise a laser hair removal program to meet your individual needs.
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There’s no doubt people like getting stuff at no cost. If you include the word free in your headline somewhere, it’s more likely to generate action. In truth, the most profitable ads I’ve read always had free sticking out boldly somewhere in the ad. There are some important things to remember however.
First, if you deceive people into reading your ad using a massive FREE at the top, then don’t deliver on your offer, your ad will definitely fail and your reputation will take a hit. You may also get a call from the advertising standards people. For example, I once read an ad headed with the word FREE. The word took up a third of the ad. Underneath it said: soft drink with every main meal over $20. Big deal I thought.
Needless to say, that was something of a let down. It makes you feel cheated and deceived, which in turn will make you even less likely to visit the restaurant, call the business or whatever it is the offer is trying to encourage you to do as a result of reading it.
If you use the word free in such a bold way, make sure that the offer is truly something remarkable, or else the whole thing will backfire and people will be turned off dealing with you (when they were neutral about buying from you before). Not all publicity is good publicity as Tiger Woods has recently found out.
Secondly, if you are offering something completely FREE (that is, with no obligation to purchase anything else) be prepared for a surprise.
I remember running a promotion with a florist. We handed out fliers offering a free flower. No one took us up on the offer. It was completely bewildering. It was only later that I worked it out. Depending on the product or service, people are often too embarrassed to claim something free. It seems people who like buying flowers, like BUYING flowers. Free is not an attraction to them.
Maybe the promotion should have said: A free box of Swiss chocolates with every bunch of roses? All very well in 20-20 hindsight.
It’s strange but you have a better chance with a `free x when you buy a y’ appeal than you do with a `free x no strings attached’ approach. People just don’t expect to get something for absolutely nothing. They are cynical and mistrusting.
Free is probably the most abused term in advertising, so you need to remember to only pull it out of the toolbox when you’ve got something pretty amazing to give away and, only when it is tied in with something else. The offer has to be compelling but credible, if you get my drift.
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Do you want to stop blushing, compulsive lying or do you need an addiction treatment? These problems may be vastly different but they have two things in common - they can all cause distress to those who suffer from them; and all can be treated using hypnotherapy and mindfulness therapy.
Can you just picture the sense of freedom and control you will feel if you are able to finally gain control over blushing, compulsive lying or your addiction? If you’d like to regain control read on to find out how hypnotherapy and mindfulness therapy can put you back in charge!
How to Stop Blushing
People often associate social anxiety and social phobia with blushing but this isn’t always the case. Just because you blush doesn’t mean you have social anxiety but blushing can lead to social anxiety. The interesting thing is that the fear of blushing, rather than blushing, becomes the greatest problem. Whether you have a problem with excessive blushing or not, you’ve probably noticed that when you’re in a situation that makes you fear that you will blush, blushing comes rushing!
The person who suffers from excessive blushing can feel they have no control over the actions of their body and this creates fear which makes matters worse - but mindfulness therapy combined with hypnotherapy can help you to control the fear and as a result, control the blushing.
Keeping a cool head so to speak becomes easier when you learn just how to let go of the fear of blushing. Hypnotherapy can help you to manage your mind body connection, including your relationship with temperature and facial flushes. If you have tried hypnotherapy for blushing and not achieved a result, it may be because it wasn’t combined with mindfulness therapy.
Mindfulness therapy is a technique that involves intentional, non judgemental experiencing of your sensations, thoughts and feelings. It allows you to gain an awareness and understanding of the mind-body connection. In essence, you’ll get to know your blushing problem intimately and as a result, be able to reduce fear and anxiety.
Stop Compulsive Lying
Compulsive lying or pathological lying is a learned coping behaviour which can destroy close relationships. Most compulsive liars have learned to lie as easily as they shake hands and rarely feel there is a problem telling lies. It’s easy to understand the devastating effect this habit can have on the personal, work and business relationships of the person telling the lies but for the compulsive liar, it’s difficult to control the problem.
What causes compulsive lying? It’s usually shame - an underlying feeling that they are unworthy, deficient or inadequate as they are. They begin to make things up and eventually compulsive lying becomes an almost unconscious, attempt to cover shame feelings by appearing special.
Effective treatment for compulsive lying involves mindfulness therapy, counselling and hypnotherapy. The techniques are combined to work with both conscious and unconscious habits of mind. Mindfulness and attachment therapy combined provides the person suffering from compulsive lying with a secure relationship with a therapist. Within that secure relationship they are able to be authentic and honest without fear of judgement. It allows them the opportunity to get to know themselves on a deeper level and deal with feelings of shame and inadequacy which in turn can remove their need for compulsive lying.
Treatment for Addiction
Addiction treatment usually involves counselling, rehabilitation, medication or a twelve step recovery program but most addictions suggest a deeper problem that needs to be addressed if a long lasting result is to be achieved.
Addictions are often an attempt to avoid feelings of anxiety, guilt, shame, anger and depression. The addiction might vary but whether it’s compulsive shopping, binge drinking, or an addiction to drugs, chocolate, coffee or gambling, the common element is an unconscious attempt to avoid unpleasant and possibly unconscious feelings.
Hypnotherapy combined with mindfulness therapy can be effective in addiction treatment. The addict is able to identify and deal with the feelings they’ve been avoiding, bringing them to a conscious level, thereby reducing the need to avoid them and gaining control over their addiction.
Blushing, compulsive lying and addictions have yet another thing in common - they are all essentially habits that rely on the sufferer being unaware of, or unable to deal with feelings that are for the most part, unconscious.
If you need addiction treatment or you want to stop blushing or compulsive lying, a combination of hypnotherapy and mindfulness therapy may be effective for you. It can put you in touch with unconscious feelings and break the hold that addiction, blushing or lying has on you.
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